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Yacine Brahimi has been voted the BBC African Footballer of the Year 2014. The 24-year-old midfielder becomes the first Algerian to win the award, which is decided by football fans. Porto winger Brahimi told BBC Sport: "It's a big honour for...

Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Manuel Neuer will battle it out for the 2014 Ballon d'Or after being named on the three-man shortlist for the prestigious award. The original 23-man shortlist - which included Gareth Bale as the only Briton...

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has been offered a new contract but because he is now 34, the midfielder might not play in as many matches as he has done in the past, manager Brendan Rodgers said on Monday. Rodgers confirmed...

Leeds United owner Massimo Cellino has been disqualified by the Football League and asked to resign from the Championship club. The Football League took the decision after obtaining documents from an Italian court, where Cellino was found guilty of tax...

The winner of the vote for the BBC African Footballer of the Year 2014 will be revealed today at 1735GMT. Those in contention are Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Yacine Brahimi, Vincent Enyeama, Gervinho and Yaya Toure. The list will be trimmed to two...

Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini says the club are keen to resolve on-loan midfielder Frank Lampard's future at the Premier League champions. The 36-year-old former Chelsea star joined Major League Soccer side New York City FC in July and is...

Confederation of African Football president Issa Hayatou has admitted he expects an "imperfect" hosting of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations. Equatorial Guinea have only weeks to prepare for the 17 January to 8 February tournament after replacing original hosts...

Marseille extended their lead at the top of Ligue 1 to four points as goals by Florian Thauvin and Rod Fanni saw off Nantes. Thauvin, 21, opened the scoring with a superb left-footed flick following Dimitri Payet's cross. Georges-Kevin Nkoudou was...

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal says Robin van Persie's confidence is low after a "very bad game" against his former club Arsenal. The £24m Dutch forward has scored just three times in 11 games this season. Van Persie, 31, was...

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho raised a few eyebrows on Friday when he said he had no interest in awards like Fifa's FIFPro World XI list for 2014. The outspoken Portuguese made his comments despite the fact two of his players,...